Mike Foltynewicz has hit a rough patch where he has lost three out
of his last five starts but I think he will have better luck facing the Mets.
Foltynewicz dominated the Mets in his only start against them this season on
June 12th in an 8-2 win when he allowed zero runs over five innings yielding
just two hits while striking out six. The Mets are a complete mess right now
and are without Todd Frazier, Jay Bruce, Yoenis Cespedes who are injured and
they traded Asdrubel Cabrera to the Phillies before the trade deadline. The
Mets have some solid starting pitchers but Jason Vargas is not one of them.
Vargas hasn't lasted more than 5 innings in any of his starts for the Mets this
year and in two starts against the Braves this season his ERA is 5.59, with
Atlanta batting .317 off him in 9.2 innings while swatting 3 home runs. These
teams are headed in opposite directions and I like Atlanta to pick up the win
tonight.